So if medals were awarded to bad bloggers, I’d win the gold! I need to revamp this blog. I have a fancy re-design a-comin’! Stay tuned.
And because posts are soooo boring without photos:
Right now as I type this post from the comfort of my own home (a home equipped with running water, a roof, and stucco walls) several Compassion Bloggers are experiencing life in Kenya. By following along in their walk through Kenya, and seeing through their eyes with amazing photographs, I’m humbled and shaken to my very core.
I’m reminded of the times I didn’t want to finish my vegetables on my dinner plate and Grandma’s house. “You’ll finish that food because there’s starving children in Africa.” It was said almost as a threat. Was there compassion in that statement? Was I compassionate, greatful even, to pick up my fork and finish my lima beans? I can say truthfully “no.” As a child that statement was just an empty threat to finish my food, and to submit to my elders. As an adult you come to the sickening realization of how true this statement really is. Sure, it takes a quick search online for the information, and a convicting “enter” on your keyboard. You’ll see life, outside of your backyard. Away from the paved roads, the prius, and the coffee shop wi-fi connection.
I must say following these bloggers on their trip so far has been painful and heart piercing. But what a blessing to feel that way! To remember that I’m a member of this world, for however long I’m here, and I have power and a voice. Just like these bloggers. Though my platform may be small, it’s a platform nonetheless. If one person feels what I’m feeling now, I’ve created change. And it’s a contagious disease. I invite you to go on your own Compassion journey, even if it’s from your own computer chair. Educate yourself on what someone else is experiencing at this very moment.
Everyone has a story. Will you help tell theirs?
I had the privelage of tagging along for a very special engagement shoot yesterday. We started off in Capistrano and then made our way down to the beach. Mike and Kelly were such good sports and didn’t complain at all when it came time to take a dip in the ocean! Well not so much a dip as a lounge. Because everyone sits fully clothed on the sand at high tide, right? Yeah, I’m gonna go with “right!” The love they have for each other just radiates off of them. You can’t help but feel good around them. Ah, young love makes me want to burst into Disney song. But I digress. I know they will have an amazingly blessed marriage, and I can’t wait to be there to photograph them this coming June!
A while back ago I shot some photos for Kendyl and Josh. Together we documented such a precious time in their lives, the journey to parenthood. It would only be a few short (I’m sure not short for Kendyl) days later that little Isla Jewel entered this world with strawberry blonde curls. Congrats to Kendyl and Josh, enjoy the ride!
It poured down rain for almost our entire shoot, but we had fun and made the best of it!
Towards the end of our shoot we got about 10 minutes of sprinkles instead of cats and dogs, and we took full advantage of it.
My favorite of the day!
